Bhubaneswar, Jan 06 (UNI) Odisha Unit of the Congress will support and participate the Bharat Bandh called by the various trade union on January 8, to make it a success, Party state president Niranjan Patnaik said here today.
Mr Patnaik appealed to party workers and office-bearers to participate in the bandh in large numbers.
Various central trade unions, some independent trade unions like INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, AICCTU, employees of coal mine, insurance companies, electricity department, banks, and employees unions of state and the Central government have given a call for Bharat Bandh on January 8 in protest against the prevailing economic slowdown, rising unemployment, inflation, privatization of Public Sector Undertakings and codification of labour laws.